Collapsible toilet-seat.



H. B. VANOSDALL & c. E. ENGKQ OOLLAPSIBLE TOILET SEAT.

APPLICATION rum) OCT. 4, 1909.

Patented May. 10, 1910.

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ANDREW E GRAHAM 00.. PHOTO-UTNOBRAF'HERS. WASNINBTDN. B4 c.

sra'rns rarnnr HARRY B. VANOSIDALL AND CHARLES E. ENCK, OF ASHLANID, OHIO.

COLLAPSIBLE TOILET-SEAT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 4, 1909.

Patented May 1d, 1910.

Serial No. 520,767.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HARRY B. VANOS- DALL and CHARLES E. ENoK, citizens of the United States, residing at Ashland, in the county of Ashland and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Collapsible Toilet- Seat, of which the following is a specification. 1

This invention relates to an improvement in toilet seats for children, and has for its principal object to provide a device of the class described which can be readily applied to closet seats, bowls, or the like now in general use.

A further object of the invention is to provide a seat which is formed of soft leather or the like, the same being normally held in a fiat position by a detachable and collapsible frame, thereby permitting the frame to be disengaged whenever it is desirous of washing the seat, or permitting the seat to be rolled into a convenient bundle when desirous of carrying the same in a valise or the like.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a seat of the character described which is simple in construction and consequently cheap to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended, it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details of construction, within the scope of the claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawing :-Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention. Fig. 2 is a trans verse sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2 and showing the arms folded. Fig. 1 is a detail plan view of one end of the seat showing the arms folded, and Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing the seat rolled into a bundle.

Like reference numerals designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the draw- Referring to the drawing,the invention embodies a frame, preferably formed of metal, comprising a front arm 6 and a rear arm 7 which are spaced apart and connected together at their respective ends by side arms 8-8. The front arm 6 is preferably formed of a fiat strip of metal and is provided near each end with vertical openings 9-9, and the rear arm 7 is preferably formed of an open-ended metallic tube. The side arms 8-8 are preferably formed of metallic rods, the ends 10-10 thereof being bent at right angles and pivotally mounted in the openings 9-9 of the front arm and retained therein by any suitable means. The other ends 11-11 of thesaid side arms are likewise bent at right angles to the arms, and are also bent inwardly at right angles to the opposite ends 10-10 in order that they can respectively engage in the opposite ends of the open-ended tube or rear arm 7.

The invention further comprises a flexible seat, which is preferably formed of soft leather, although other material of a like character may be employed if desired. The seat is preferably formed by top and bottom portions 12 and 13 respectively, the bottom portion being sufficiently longer than the top portion to enable the front and rear edges 14 and 15 thereof to respectively embrace the front arm 6 and the rear arm 7 of the frame, and to be united to the ends of the top section by a series of stitches 16. These stitches not only unite the said edges, but also engage the bottom portion 13, and thereby form front-and rear hems for receiving the said front and rear arms 6 and 7 of the frame. An opening 17 is formed in the center of the seat, and the edges 18 and 19 of the top. and bottom portions are inwardly turned between the said portions, and areunited by a series of stitches 20 or other suitable means. A filling 20 preferably of a soft material, is arranged between the said portions of the seat. Loops 21-21- which are preferably formed of leather, are respectively connected at one end to the underside of the seat and adjacent the side edges 22-22 thereof by stitches or other suitable fastening means. These loops are adapted to embrace the side arms 8-8, and are provided at their free ends with suitable sockets 23-23 which are adapted to engage headed projections or studs 24 carried by the seat.

From the foregoing and especially by ref erence to Fig. 1 of the drawing, it will be readily observed that the side arms 8-8 assist in forming a support for the flexible seat, and the loops 21-21 prevent any pos sible sagging of the said seat and also retain the side arms in engagement with the.

rear arm. Whenever it is desired to wash the seat, the side arms are disconnected from the rear arm, the rear arm withdrawn from the hem, and one of the said side arms is then horizontally swung 011 its vertical pivot until in alinement with the front arm, when the same can be readily withdrawn from the hem of the seat. Whenever it is desirous of rolling the entire seat into a bundle, the side arms are swung over the seat and upon the front arm, the said front arm and the end arms then being parallel as shown by Fig. i of the drawing. The seat can then be readily folded into a bundle as shown in Fig. 5 of the drawing.

What we claim is 1. A device of the class described comprising a flexible seat having front and rear arms secured to opposite edges thereof, and side arms separate from the seat for detachably connecting the first-mentioned arms for supporting the said seat.

2. A device of the class described comprising a flexible seat having front and rear arms secured to opposite edges thereof, side arms separate from the seat for detachably connecting the first -mentioned arms for supporting the said seat, and means carried by the seat and engaging the secondmentioned arms for holding the same in operative engagement with the first-men tioned arms.

3. A device of the class described comprising a flexible seat having front and rear arms secured to opposite edges thereof, and side arms respectively pivoted to one of the first-mentioned arms near either end thereof and adapted to detachably engage the ends of the other of the first-mentioned arms for supporting the said seat.

4. A'device of the class described comprising a flexible seat having front and rear arms secured to opposite edges thereof, one of the arms consisting of a flat strip of metal and the other consisting of an open-ended tube, the first-mentioned arm having openings respectively formed therein and near the ends thereof, and side arms having one of their ends bent and pivotally mounted in the openings of the first-mentioned arm and their other ends bent to detachably engage within the ends of the said tubular arm for supporting the said seat.

5. A device of the class described compris ing a seat formed of flexible material and provided with longitudinal hems respectively arranged along opposite edges thereof, front and rear arms respectively arranged within the hems, side arms detachably connecting the first-mentioned arms for supporting the said seat, and means for connecting the seat to the side arms between the front and rear arms.

6. A device of the class described comprising a seat formed of flexible material and comprising top and bottom portions, one of the portions being longer than the other, the opposite edges thereof being looped and united with the adjacent edges of the shorter portion by a series of stitches which simultaneously engage the longer portion and thereby form opposite longitudinal hems, front and rear arms detachably carried by the hems, and side arms detachably connecting the first-mentioned arms for supporting the said seat.

7. A device of the class described comprising a seat formed of flexible material and comprising top and bottom portions, one of the portions being longer than the other, the opposite edges thereof being looped and united with the adjacent edges of the shorter portion by a series of stitches which simultaneously engage the longer portion and thereby form opposite longitudinal hems, said portions having registering openings centrally formed therein, the edges of the portions around the opening being turned inwardly between the said portions and united by a series of stitches, and a filling arranged between the portions.

8. A device of the class described comprising a flexible seat having front and rear arms secured to opposite edges thereof, one of the arms consisting of a flat strip of metal and the other comprising an openended tube, and side arms respectively pivoted to thefirstqnentioned arm near either end thereof and adapted to engage the ends of the tubular arm for supporting the said seat, and means carried by the seat for tie tachably engaging the side arms for centrally supporting the seat and simultaneously retaining the free ends of the said side arms within the ends of the tubular arm.

9. A device of the class described comprising a seat formed of flexible material and comprising top and bottom portions, one of the portions being longer than the other, the opposite edges thereof being looped and united with the adjacent edges of the shorter portion by a .series of stitches which simultaneously engage the bottom portion and thereby form opposite longitudinal hems, said portions having registering openings centrally formed therein, the edges of the portions around the opening being turned inwardly between the said portions and united by a series of stitches to form a single opening in the seat, a filling material arranged between the said portions, front and rear arms detachably carried by the hems, one of the arms consisting of a flat strip of metal and the other comprising an openendedtube, the first-mentioned arm having openings respectively formed therein and near the ends thereof, and side arms having one of their ends bent and pivotally mounted in the openings of the first-mentioned arm, and their other ends bent to detachably engage Within the ends of the said tubular arm for supporting the said seat, and straps carried by the seat and respectively arranged centrally near the edges thereof, and between the first mentioned arms and adapted to embrace the said arms, said straps having means for detachably en gaging the seat and thereby centrally supporting the same.

10. A collapsible seat comprising in combination, a flexible seat portion and a supporting frame therefor, the frame comprising front and rear arms carried by the seat, side arms respectively pivoted to the front arm for swinging horizontally, the free ends of the side arms being adapted to detachably engage the ends of the rear arm, the side arms being adapted to be swung upon and in alinement With the front arm so that the combined seat and frame may be rolled into a bundle.

In testimony, that We claim the foregoing as our own, We have hereto aflixed our signatures in the presence of two Witnesses.

HARRY B. VANOSDALL.

CHARLES E. ENOK. Witnesses:

JAooB D. ZIMMERMAN, E. L. BERRY. 

